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as they have in the northern city of aleppo, where they were pulling more bodies from the wreckage. but all sides suffer in this war. this afternoon, we went to a wake for a beloved local politician in damascus. he was kidnapped and burned to death in his car by jihadist rebels who claimed credit on the internet, we were told. "there was almost nothing left of him," his brother told us, "but his bones." and late today, rebel mortar fire landed near one of bashar assad's palaces. that's a first. no deaths or much damage. but you look in the eyes of so many people here, you see a different kind of wound. the fear is real. fear of what tomorrow may bring to damascus. >> terry moran reporting in from syria. >>> and tonight, the international guessing game about the new pope is taking an unexpected turn. just ten days now until pope benedict steps down. and the common assumption has always been there will never be an american pope. but it's changing. do we have the candidate now who just might do it? abc's david wright tells us. >> reporter: cardinal sean o'malley is a prince of the chur
as they have in the northern city of aleppo, where they were pulling more bodies from the wreckage. but all sides suffer in this war. this afternoon, we went to a wake for a beloved local politician in damascus. he was kidnapped and burned to death in his car by jihadist rebels who claimed credit on the internet, we were told. "there was almost nothing left of him," his brother told us, "but his bones." and late today, rebel mortar fire landed near one of bashar assad's...
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on al thawra street, in the heart of the city, horror, carnage and chaos. rescue workers and ordinary citizens frantically tried to douse fires and aid victims. we drove to the scene from across the city, through traffic paralyzed by panic and arrived as bodies were still being pulled from the wreckage. this is a scene of shocking devastation. 11:00 this morning, in this crowded traffic intersection in the heart of downdown damascus, a giant car bomb devastates this entire area. many casualties. this is designed to terrorize the people of damascus. what made it even more heartbreaking, among the more than 50 killed, children. the whole scene stank of gasoline, charred cars and death. it could have been worse. what looked like a second car bomb that did not detonate was discovered at the scene and dismantled. syrian officials say they arrested the driver. it was an attack that shook the city to its core, as rebels in the suburbs showed they can stagger thelalace that is president bashar assad's stronghold. later, we went to a hospital where more than 70 of t
on al thawra street, in the heart of the city, horror, carnage and chaos. rescue workers and ordinary citizens frantically tried to douse fires and aid victims. we drove to the scene from across the city, through traffic paralyzed by panic and arrived as bodies were still being pulled from the wreckage. this is a scene of shocking devastation. 11:00 this morning, in this crowded traffic intersection in the heart of downdown damascus, a giant car bomb devastates this entire area. many...
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country apart has now arrived here, in fierce battles raging in the city's suburbs. syria's many minorities live in terror of a jihadist takeover of their country. before we came here, we visited christian refugees from syria who had fled to beirut. they said they were forced out of their villages by muslim fundamentalists -- ethnically cleansed. they supported the rebellion at first, but not now. they've lost their homes, their communities, their way of life. "we lived freely as christians," this man tells me, "putting up christmas trees and decorations, but now we are being targeted." a dirty war, no end in sight. we should let you know we've come to this country with the permission of the government who want the other side of the story told. but there's no doubt the rebellion here has changed. and ordinary syrians increasingly just want the fighting to stop and they dread the chaos that's been unleashed here. bashar assad himself seems to know this. the man the u.s. said must go told a group of visitors today, "we are sure we will win." diane? >> all right, terry
country apart has now arrived here, in fierce battles raging in the city's suburbs. syria's many minorities live in terror of a jihadist takeover of their country. before we came here, we visited christian refugees from syria who had fled to beirut. they said they were forced out of their villages by muslim fundamentalists -- ethnically cleansed. they supported the rebellion at first, but not now. they've lost their homes, their communities, their way of life. "we lived freely as...
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new york city. and there was something else very different. this says "women only" right here. the back of the train, reserved for women. but beyond the trains, the traffic, everywhere you look, there is something else on the move here. the prices. skyrocketing inflation. their currency losing 80% of its value in just the last year. u.s.-led sanctions tying an economic noose around iran. it's being felt by this young woman and her mother. >> day to day, increasing prices. >> reporter: you see it day to day? >> yes. i think it's a lot of pressure to the people. >> reporter: the iranian people. >> iranian people. most of them, the normal people. >> reporter: the relationship between the u.s. and iran never recovered after those 444 days, americans held hostage as the world watched. right here in the heart of downtown tehran, what used to be the u.s. embassy. of course, the infamous backdrop of the hostage crisis that began unfolding in '79. you can see the gates still here, still closed decades later,
new york city. and there was something else very different. this says "women only" right here. the back of the train, reserved for women. but beyond the trains, the traffic, everywhere you look, there is something else on the move here. the prices. skyrocketing inflation. their currency losing 80% of its value in just the last year. u.s.-led sanctions tying an economic noose around iran. it's being felt by this young woman and her mother. >> day to day, increasing prices....